Generally Impressed With Riffs
[Cover artwork by Subhuman at Desert Dungeon] Let’s talk about our love for quirky metal. Okay, sure, any definable level of ‘quirk’ is obviously subjective, but I’m guessing you know we’re not talking about the guy who loves The Black …
[Cover art by Mister Curse] Stack Overflow In Corpse Pile Interface. Stack Overflow in…Corpse Pile Interface? “What’s in a name? That which we call a corpse pile, by any other word would smell as putrid” – billy shakes Forgive my …
[Cover art by Jef Whitehead] Cognizance’s In Light, No Shape serves as a useful reminder that when it comes to our musical preferences, our whats are subservient to our whys. If, for example, you are a fan of the early …
[Cover artwork by Michael Cloutier] Prog, of course, is known for technical musicianship and songwriting complexity above all else, a reputation well-earned by the early giants of the genre and happily maintained by their progeny ever since. It’s also true …
Why is fantasy such a hard pill to swallow? Lord knows reality’s a rotten enough morass to make any sane person long for escapism, right? After all, it’s only mercenaries, cutthroats, and lunatics that thrive …
Let’s get the main thing out of the way right up front: Dirty is not a good album. In fact, it’s a pretty lousy album. But, okay, let’s give them that. Win some, lose some, …
Originally written by Chris Redar We’ve got a serious contender for the grind throne in Wake’s False. There’s no way to tell exactly what humankind did to piss these Calgary denizens off this much, but please, bipeds; …
Originally written by Matt Longo How many of you have heard/read music journalists complain about the influx of releases we receive? Everyone bitches about it at some point, because it really is bloody staggering. No …
It’s only halfway through the year, but it might not be too early to hand 2013’s grindcore crown to Antigama. These Polish tech-grinders dropped one of 2012’s best EPs in Stop The Chaos – one which …
In the interest of full disclosure, it must be stated that I had about zero interest in really giving the subject of this review much of a chance. After all, an album named The Killer …
Originally written by Chris Redar Time to dust off your leather wristbands and fill those steins high with the mightiest of mead: Amon Amarth is back with another ten tales of bloodshed and war! That’s probably how …
If we’re being honest, Immolation’s days as a ground-breaking death metal band are long past. The band has not really pushed the envelope of death metal or even its own sound in over a decade. …
